Maternal and newborn-care practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period: A comparison in threee rural districts in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-402

  Barnett, Sarah ^a   Azad, K ^b   Barua, S ^b   Mridha, M ^b   Abrar, M ^b   Rego, A ^b   Khan, A ^b   Flatman, D ^c   Costello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c Women and Children First   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Baseline surveys; Cross sectional studies; Healthcare seeking behaviour; Newborn care; Pregnancy; Retrospective studies; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34249745272     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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